New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-11
lnnLLSnLNG NlNTI CLITS.

This ncc crows daily more practical and proSa''
Now II is PROPOSED to do away with the children
saint. who gets more prayers than any oln'r
IN the calendar; t. take all the poetry out O
the night before Christmas, aud the stockings
hung at the chimney. AMI the rush OF the 'hiH'''"
in the dim li-it II tie morning to see Wha'
Santa Claus ha, lift behind him beside Inc souni
of his slcichLcil, which the little i"kS' WIN
their CLOWN. imaginntions, almost believe th'y
could hear The good old saint, VINO has u"he
moro to dirusc the warmth Of kindly feeling
throughout the human family Than MI 'h' o'''''
ON the list. is t. be stricken Of. strange "a say
ON moral rrounl. "Babhood." an interesting
little magazine devoted to the welfare Of infants
and very Young children. has been having tiny
..ymro,ium~ On this subject, to which parents
ouI tosiors hive been contributing 4 l. &,
.lamaica Plain. Mass IS "surpriscd that excellent
parents. who intend - bc perfectly truthful ana
10 teach their children TO Doe so, Will YET tell
the most deliberate fal-rhools in regard e. Santa
Claus When thc children learn this must
bot their moral nature suffer some injury at The
d iscoycry?" &C. T. NJ Canton. H., decided
long before der first baby WAS old enough to bc
told auythu, about santa Claus 10 tell her the
truth Her two l'tlc ones. nearly two AMI four
years old last Christmas. enjoyed their presents
and the day lust "a, much when they understood
VINO santa '""' WIS. ''"' ""' w" 49,
tell them t"t 'n' old man j" INV ''"'', ~
IL made up I" PI'"'' H''' l"N''
lamllias,' N'"-loiK' u"hV' tl"l 10 N''P up
such drluSion IN larger 'h''d''n ''l'' i"''' "
many white lies told.' and that when they hnl
out thc deception the children Viii never nav
the perfect confidence III anything tN't H'"
parents tell them that they ."d before Hn'
thinks there - a happy m'I'"m '''""" uu'"N
tins and giving up Santa Claus entirely. When
December comes she tells tl'H Ai"'4'N III tH'
,t, ,,,r lf,r. l,ltfu.e uh,ut "A make h.lirNc'
nun "'"' -
man named santa Nhu9. i"'I ''''''"'
Hut one Of the most emphatic opponents OF
,.,.... -. a.. Liz, Hall ,,L, .,,..
SANTA 'l"uS " ~ '"'i ''"'' WI" ''''
rJ, not think There &. any need for long statement
.,l.f, al t,llt.s MN, children lie. ,I,ui
-, ,iau, or nry other saint Ilr- never lo good
IL. damon H. that Wien the llttlc ClIlIcu Ind ont
~, H.. a. Of cotii-c they do I'm time they VIII bo
,cut,I fn chs. with them Tie religious ttuth. which
~ .r. t,t,t T-u. tIr a. lbiu SANTA Claus and
49, H.. ,',y e,ye thcn trulr,rary pleasure. but en-
,''.., i,n.It t.r.u,d u'. T.. a,I b,uglt 400
y.,,r ., - ,n,lr,l n can b, called .Dld
49, 49,, ,,, -,
Santa Claus is corrupting the little children ol
tLc country. How the warm apple red would
, ,, t.n ,t,;s
deepen III hiS '"''N9 " " '''" " wa
nccusntion, aud from Il man hc ndmrcs 50 much
"a, nan 60. What, H.. ,lo an, tl,in,
ls hc "ocN w. ''"'i' WV ''" " N 10y
to diminish the respect OF the children Tor truth
, ,,.rp II ou,tIiu, couLI d.,trov thc cheer
ruI ,ounuimitv Of Santa Claus il would he such IA
, 49, ,I.,,. and am, car, almost ;uooinc him
.n iosiu, control Of himself m to give Dasher
and rran.,ra real cut with the whip. something
that has not occurred before in centuries and